River Oaks 6
96 River Oaks Center Drive,
Calumet City,
IL
60409
96 River Oaks Center Drive,
Calumet City,
IL
60409
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I took my oldest son here to see 1408. A moment i will never forget. he loved the movie. shame the place is gated off for the time being.
I saw Mrs. Doubtfire there. Unfortunately I also saw Super Mario Bros. there.
Great theaters, mice and all.
Wow bats and mice.
For some reason that building had a bad problem. winters were obviously worse. Now being in the medical field,… I think public health would’ve shut them down if they knew.
I remember seeing “Sense and Sensibility” there and seeing a mouse scurry back and forth across the aisle the whole movie. That was a first (and last) and surprised me seeing that the theaters hadn’t been around that long – maybe 5 years.
There was never a dull moment on a shift @ 1-6. There were numerous occasions where I the usher caught folks having sex in the building. Once in theater #1 (back row) and once in the MENS BATHROOM!!! Crazy, I know.
I was this 16y/o who looked 12. I attempted to play the role of authoritative usher. Didn’t always go over too well. I remember when “Strip Tease” came out. I wasn’t “allowed” to see the movie but I had to stand outside the theater and check IDs.
I also remember this theater having a MAJOR mouse problem. I’d stand in the back of the theater and watch the mice go back and forth across the aisles with the dim lighting on the floor as the movie played. It was pretty sick.
I worked at this theater from 1996-1999 In that short time I have many unique memories. This was my first job, and I can’t think of a better job for a H.S. student to have. Easy work, free movies, free popcorn! I think I started @ $4.15 or $4.25/hr as an usher. I remember climbing that ladder every Thurs. to change the Marquee outside. Rain or shine,…I mostly remember it being COLD. Shortly after I started working there as an usher I was asked to cover the concession stand as they were short staffed for someones lunch break. To make a long story short,… this resulted in a Fire. A pretty big one actually. Big enough to shut the theater down for a week. Thats what happens when you put an usher behind the stand. I also remember the sprinklers and alarms not working when the fire took place behind the stand. A cop and I evacuated all 6 theaters. The look on my manager “Steve’s” face when he returned from lunch and noticed the Fire dept. outside was priceless. They wrote it off as a “popper malfunction.” Hmmmmmm
One thing that hurt it was, as Cinemark Fan said, lack of advertising. It was advertised only half-assed, under the full ad for the Lansing.
It is now closed again. I think the thing that may have hurt it is the lack of advertising. And it only operated Fri-Sun & holidays.
Damn. Hopefully it won’t be turned into retail & can be used as a cinema again. But remodeled extensively.
I think it’s an excellent idea. The area needs more 2nd run houses.
BREAKING NEWS! On November 30th, all shows(older movies) will be free, and starting December 1st, it will turn into a 2nd run discount house with all shows being $2.00.
I’d like to hear thoughts on this.
The theater reopened in June 2006, six months after the Loews-AMC merger.
This should show as open
Jenco doesn’t have a website, but you can visit River Oaks 6 and Lansing Cinema 8’s site by going here: www.riveroaks6.com
But I haven’t been able to find a web site for Jenco.
This theatre’s status needs to be changed. The status should be “Open”. The chain should be Jenco.
Reopened June 2nd by Jenco, the people who run the nearby Lansing 8. I went here to see Waist Deep, and nothing’s changed except it’s cleaner(at least in the theater I was in). Which is something because when Loews/Cineplex ran it, it was clean too.
REOPENS JUNE 2ND! I saw the ad on the Cineplex Odeon marquee located by RO 9-10. I can’t wait to see the changes Jenco made.
Oh, thanks for the advice Paul. I’ll get started on a business proposal soon. I will never be like Meridian and Village. I’ll make sure I have a solid business plan. My idea is to buy properties thats doing well, but most people don’t want. AMC Pipers Alley for example.Tthen in a few years, I’ll start buliding new theaters.
I’m aware that Kerasotes is coing to Chicago and outlying areas. I guess I’ll have to get started very soon.(Which is what I want anyway)
Cinemark Fan,
I forgot to say this. See if you could talk to someone in the Classic Cinemas chain. Find out what makes this chain so successful (Gee, clean theatres, lower prices than AMC/Loews, smart management, but still, you should talk to them).
Don’t forget that Keresotas is starting to make inroads into the Chicagoland market!
Cinemark Fan,
I thought of some theatres you could acquire for your cinema chain.
The entire Village Chain, the Patio, the Piper’s Alley, the Foxfield (if it is still standing and could be re-used as a cinema), the Arcada. These are just to name a few.
I would not recommend re-opening the McClurg Court. You would be up against the River East 21, the Esquire, and the 600 North.
Make sure you know what you’re getting into. Do you, or will you have a solid business plan? How about good investors? Or do you want to be a private or family owned company? Don’t make the same mistakes that Village Entertainment has. Remember Meridian Theatres? (I.e. Make sure you can pay your taxes). Meridian lasted, what, about two years? That HAD to be Chicago’s shortest-lived theatre chain!
Good luck with this!
I don’t know about 7-8. The Lansing Cinema 8 website just says River Oaks 6. Looks like 7-8 may become retail or something.
To CinemarkFan – Cinema City sounds good.
At least River Oaks 1-6 will be reopening (by the people at Jenco). River Oaks 9 and 10 is going to the wreking ball, how about 7 and 8?
Humm, Cinema City sounds pretty good. Hopefully I can get started with this chain soon.
So then Village isn’t getting this one, despite all the talk. Cinemark Fan, once Village goes out of business, you should call your proposed chain Villager Theaters! But I’m sure there’d be a copyright infringement in there somewhere!
Not to get too sidetracked, how ‘bout Cinema City for your proposed chain?